Evander Holyfield sympathizes with ear-biting victim Alex Guerrero

Evander Holyfield

Evan Agostini / Associated Press

Retired heavyweight boxer Evander Holyfield displays a little less ear than he was born with. Holyfield, who had part of his ear bitten off by Mike Tyson in 1997, sympathizes with Dodgers infielder Alex Guerrero, who recently had a larger part of his ear bitten off by a teammate.

Retired heavyweight boxer Evander Holyfield displays a little less ear than he was born with. Holyfield, who had part of his ear bitten off by Mike Tyson in 1997, sympathizes with Dodgers infielder Alex Guerrero, who recently had a larger part of his ear bitten off by a teammate. (Evan Agostini / Associated Press)

Long before a part of Alex Guerrero’s ear was bitten off by triple-A teammate Miguel Olivo, Holyfield was the victim of a similar bite from Tyson in their infamous 1997 heavyweight championship boxing match.

Speaking by phone from his hometown of Altanta, the 51-year-old Holyfield sent the Dodgers infielder his best wishes.

The day after, the Dodgers were remaining mum while conducting an investigation into the Tuesday dugout fight in Salt Lake City where prized prospect Alex Guerrero reportedly had a piece of his ear bitten off by catcher Miguel Olivo.

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